''The Tin Flute'' (french: Bonheur d'occasion) is a 1983 Canadian
drama film
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directed by
Claude Fournier and based on the
Gabrielle Roy
Gabrielle Roy (March 22, 1909July 13, 1983) was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba and one of the major figures in French Canadian literature.
Early life
Roy was born in 1909 in Saint-Boniface (now part of Winnipeg), Manitoba, and ...
novel of the
same name.
The film was co-produced by the
National Film Board of Canada
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's French-language branch, Ciné St-Henri Inc., and
Société Radio-Canada
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, the French-language branch of the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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.
It was entered into the
13th Moscow International Film Festival
The 13th Moscow International Film Festival
The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; ab ...
.
The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
56th Academy Awards
The 56th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1983 and took place on April 9, 1984, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p. ...
, but it was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
* as Florentine Lacasse
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Pierre Chagnon
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French language, French form of the name Peter (given name), Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via ...
as Jean
*
Michel Forget as Azarius Lacasse
*
Marilyn Lightstone
Marilyn Lightstone (born 28 June 1940) is a Canadian stage, film and television actress and writer.
Biography Early life and education
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Marilyn Lightstone graduated from Baron Byng High School in 1957. She went on t ...
as Rose-Anna Lacasse
*
Charlotte Laurier as Yvonne
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Thuryn Pranke as Philippe
*
Thomas Hellman
Thomas Hellman (born 1975) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, radio columnist, and author. Born to an American father and a French mother, he sings both in French and English.
Music and writing
Hellman's M.A thesis in French literature in McGill ...
as Daniel
*
Martin Neufeld as Emmanuel
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Linda Sorgini as Marguerite
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Dennis O'Connor as Phil Morin
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Howard Ryshpan as Docteur Katz
See also
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References
External links
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1983 films
1983 drama films
Canadian drama films
Films based on Canadian novels
Films directed by Claude Fournier
Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming
National Film Board of Canada films
Films set in Montreal
Films scored by François Dompierre
French-language Canadian films
1980s Canadian films
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